HEOA Required Consumer Information
Pacific Lutheran University has signed a participation agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows our students to receive funding from federal student aid programs, as authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Regulations under this act require that the university (and all universities and colleges that offer federal student aid) provide students and prospective students the following consumer information.
If you have questions about consumer information, please contact the Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Financial Services at (253) 535-7161.
General Institutional Information
- Accreditation, Approval, and Licensure of Institution and Programs
- Career and Job Placement Services
- Computer Use and File Sharing
- Copyright Infringement – Policies and Sanctions
- Educational Programs
- Facilities and Services for Students with Disabilities
- Faculty
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Instructional Facilities
- Intercollegiate Athletic Program Participation Rates and Financial Support Data (Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act)
- Privacy of Student Records
- Student Activities
- Student Diversity
- Student Grievance Policy and Procedures
- Transfer of Credits Policies and Articulation Agreements
Health and Safety
- Campus Security Policies, Crime Statistics and Crime Log
- Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program
- Students
- PLU students complete educational modules related to drugs and alcohol through Vector Solutions.
- PLU contracts with TimelyCare, where students can receive treatment for substance misuse.
- Employees
- PLU provides employees with free access to First Choice Health Employee Assistance Program (EAP), where employees can receive support for drug and alcohol problems.
- Students
- PLU Drug and Alcohol Policies
- Students
- Employees
- Fire Safety Policies, Fire Statistics and Fire Log (On-campus housing facilities)
- Missing Persons Procedures
- Vaccination Policies
Student Financial Assistance
- Assistance Available From Federal, State, Local and Institutional Programs
- Verification
- Student Loan Information
- (Entrance Counseling) Initial Loan Counseling for Student Borrowers
- Exit Counseling for Student Borrowers
- Satisfactory Academic Progress (Undergraduate)
- Satisfactory Academic Progress (Graduate)
- Method and Frequency of Disbursement
- Institutional Code of Conduct for Educational Loans
- Net Price Calculator
- Preferred Lender lists
- Preferred Lender Arrangements
- Price of Attendance
- Refund Policy and Requirements for Withdrawal and Return of Federal Financial Aid
- Student Financial Aid Complaint Policy and Procedure
- Financial Aid Eligibility for Study Away
- PLU gift aid as well as federal (Title IV) and state aid apply toward PLU Gateway programs and one Featured Semester Study Away program.
- Specific study abroad scholarships are also available. Click here for more information.
Student Outcomes
- Cohort Default Rate
- PLU FY 2022: 0.1%
- National Average FY 2022: 0.0%
- Graduation Rates
- Student-Right-to-Know: Graduation Rates for Athletes: Not applicable: Applies only to athletically related awards and as an NCAA DIII school, PLU does not offer athletic awards.
- Graduation Rates: Disaggregated by gender, major racial and ethnic subgroups, Federal Pell Grant recipients, Federal Direct Subsidized Loan recipients (without Pell Grants), and students with neither Federal Pell Grant nor Federal Direct Subsidized Loan.
- Retention Rates
- Transfer Out Rates
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